D.C. council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) introduced legislation on April 10th that would lower the voting age to 16 in the 2020 federal and local elections. Allen said he was inspired by the high schoolers leading the March For Our Lives initiative, and seven of 13 D.C. council members support the legislation.

18-year-old high school senior Alisha Chopra told USA Today that this could be the beginning of a major change. “I think people are getting excited about this, especially with what’s going on in the nation right now in terms of youth leading social change,” Chopra said. “So I think that people are going to be very excited about it and want to get on board.”

WASHINGTON — High school students marched to protest for gun control after the #Parkland shooting in Florida and soon they might be marching straight to the voting booth (at 16 years-old) in the nation's capital. https://t.co/xefl8ywtMp via @nbcnews